Updated at 3:58 pm EDT The biggest business lobbyists in Washington are turning to Twitter to save the U.S. Export-Import Bank. The National Association of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nuclear Energy Institute, Financial Services Roundtable and Aerospace Industries Association...

Updated Oct. 6 at 9:50 am and 12:34 pm EDT On the first Sunday of the partial government shutdown, think of the talk shows as quote machines. With some ominous quotes at that: Boehner: “We are not going to pass...

Supporters of the new immigration bill are undertaking efforts to push the measure through Congress and onto the president’s desk. Tom Donohue, president the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest business lobby, said the proposal meets the goals of ...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its affiliate pushing for limits on lawsuits doubled its lobbying spending to $135.5 million in 2012, newly released figures show. The chamber and its Institute for Legal Reform reported spending $65.8 million in 2011....

The Republican Governors Association raised $14.8 million in this year’s third quarter, including $2 million from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, it said in a filing to the Internal Revenue Service. Perry’s donation was the largest to the RGA during the...

Even with Congress out, Washington can be a stressful place. Regulators are hoping they can figure out just how much stress banks can take before they break. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s board votes today on final Dodd-Frank rules governing...

Republican Mitt Romney has pledged, on Day One of his presidency, to label China a currency manipulator. David Chavern, chief operating officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said today: “I don’t love China-bashing.” “Without regard to what party you...